Merrymeeting Board (ME) Enhances New Library with Welcoming Outdoor “Reading Garden

When the small town of Richmond, Maine rebuilt their community library, the local 213-member Merrymeeting Board of REALTORS^® stepped forward with an NAR Placemaking Micro-Grant to provide a reading garden and patio to go with it. The funds were used to create a large stone patio with a stepping-stone pathway, a sturdy bench, and shrubbery to anchor the garden.  Come spring, hundreds of perennials that townspeople have donated from their own gardens will be transplanted to complete the setting.

• Read more about the Merrymeeting Board’s success with a Placemaking Grant (390K PDF)